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that is why encouraging us to think about. in the framework one thing they talk about is we are going to have extra special path to citizenship for people who commit to our nation's agricultural stability. that is really interesting darren nation--that is interesting side path. what i hear from people is agricultural laborers. we sure do. in 1850, 70% of the american population work in agriculture. it is 3%. it is possible that number will remain perfectly stable. is entirely possible that no robot will be devised that can pick strawberries. that is possibly true. is also possible the exact crops we grow right now we should always grow from now until the end them-the year 5,000 and the mixture should never change because labor is more expensive. if i were in that business that is what i would think. you expect me to stop growing lettuce in the imperial valley because it is the desert? that is nonsense with the federal government should keep subsidizing my water, they should keep it cheaper for urban consumers. that makes sense
that is why encouraging us to think about. in the framework one thing they talk about is we are going to have extra special path to citizenship for people who commit to our nation's agricultural stability. that is really interesting darren nation--that is interesting side path. what i hear from people is agricultural laborers. we sure do. in 1850, 70% of the american population work in agriculture. it is 3%. it is possible that number will remain perfectly stable. is entirely possible that no...
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troops are using. i would be looking at the weapons their supply to the afghans, military. >> host: mount vernon new york republican caller. >> caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. again, this is my second call and i am very nervous, but why can't you stop the money going in? the amount of money that you can't account for, subtract that from the amount that cars i would be getting, or whoever would be getting. until they can account for the money themselves. so have people out there that are working and they are being paid. well, they shouldn't be paid just like we here in the united states, we don't get paid if we don't work. >> guest: good question. and good point. i can't control the money. i'm inspector general. i can expose problems. we have exposed problems like that and have made recommendations that they should either cause or not increase funding or lower the funding for certain programs. we did a major audit on patrol in oil and lubricants, that sounds pretty boring but it's
troops are using. i would be looking at the weapons their supply to the afghans, military. >> host: mount vernon new york republican caller. >> caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. again, this is my second call and i am very nervous, but why can't you stop the money going in? the amount of money that you can't account for, subtract that from the amount that cars i would be getting, or whoever would be getting. until they can account for the money themselves. so...
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you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most of temperature controlled is food. so anyway, this is interesting because it just confirms what we already know, we're producing more energy and housing starting to rebound. in this industry is than it was a few years ago. economy essentially rebound. it's not growing as fast as it should as marty shoji, but it has rebounded. but prior to the recession, we are not operating as many trucks as we once did your. .. and demand demand being the red line, the number of shipments and the blue line being the number of trucks we are operating, you can se
you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most...
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are they -- for us? no but yes my view. >> you can see this entire discussion with former cia director michael hayden on our web site, c-span.org. >> the communism of china is coming in to name only these daisies and preserves the power of the members of the communist party but they basically threw ideology aside when deng xiaoping opened the country up now become a capitalist thing. in china they talk at great length about marxist-leninist them etc. but as i said it's all about preserving the party's power economically as the country continues to grow because they threw aside the most communism and long time ago. .. ! thank you. professor richard fallon is a professor of constitutional law at harvard law school, graduated gill university and yell law school. he earned a b.a. degree in philosophy, politics and economics from oxford university, where he is a rhodes scholar. fallon served to justice lewis f. powell of the united states supreme court and he has written extensively about constitutional law a
are they -- for us? no but yes my view. >> you can see this entire discussion with former cia director michael hayden on our web site, c-span.org. >> the communism of china is coming in to name only these daisies and preserves the power of the members of the communist party but they basically threw ideology aside when deng xiaoping opened the country up now become a capitalist thing. in china they talk at great length about marxist-leninist them etc. but as i said it's all about...
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two states voted to remove the criminal use of private use of marijuana. possibly first step towards ending this century's prohibition, maybe 100 years after we ended out call prohibition. -- alcohol prohibition. i published a book late last year which i can't wait because it is an e-book but i can show you on the ipad, here's the cover of my book, the libertarian vote. and what are things i said in the libertarian vote, there's two co-authors, one of things i put out in there was the "washington post" did a poll of swing voters late in the election year. and among other things they found out that the true swing voters, and they were very picky, they asked people have you made up your mind. are you in. are you an independent. and they said okay, do you usually vote republican or democrat, and they got down to visit his about 5% who are really open in any typical election. and of those to swing voters they asked that question to one of the things they found out was that 64% of them said they support smaller government with fewer services over larger governm
two states voted to remove the criminal use of private use of marijuana. possibly first step towards ending this century's prohibition, maybe 100 years after we ended out call prohibition. -- alcohol prohibition. i published a book late last year which i can't wait because it is an e-book but i can show you on the ipad, here's the cover of my book, the libertarian vote. and what are things i said in the libertarian vote, there's two co-authors, one of things i put out in there was the...
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jesus is there to guide us. the holy spirit, to help us. love the lord god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. love your neighbor as yourself. seeing everyone, even in those with whom you disagree most vehemently, the face of god, for we are all his children. that's what i thought of as a took the oath of office a few weeks ago, and touched the final. >> the comfort that scripture gave lincoln and king, and so many leaders throughout our history. the verses they cherished and how those words of god are there for us as well, waiting to be read any day that we choose. i thought about how their faith gave them the strength to meet the challenge of their time, just as our faith can give us the strength to meet the challenges of ours. and most of all, i thought about their humility, and how we don't seem to live that out the way we should everyday, even when we give lip service to them. you know, as president sometimes i have to search for the words to console the inconsolable. sometimes i search scripture to deter
jesus is there to guide us. the holy spirit, to help us. love the lord god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. love your neighbor as yourself. seeing everyone, even in those with whom you disagree most vehemently, the face of god, for we are all his children. that's what i thought of as a took the oath of office a few weeks ago, and touched the final. >> the comfort that scripture gave lincoln and king, and so many leaders throughout our history. the verses...
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around us and may their example spur us to love one another more deeply. i ask my colleagues as well as all kansans to remember the storms family in their thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you for the opportunity to be on the senate floor today to continue the -- the chance to tell my colleagues about the issues of entrepreneurship and the global battle for talent, the opportunity to start businesses, and the challenges we face from other countries in competing in this global economy. from our nation's earliest days, entrepreneurs have been the driving force behind u.s. economic growth and expansion. yet the state of entrepreneurship in america is not as strong as it once was. in today's global economy, an entrepreneur has more choices than ever about where to start his or her business. over the last two years, at least seven other countries have taken actions to better support and attract entrepreneurs. in the two years, the two-plus years i've been a member of the united states senate, seven countries have changed th
around us and may their example spur us to love one another more deeply. i ask my colleagues as well as all kansans to remember the storms family in their thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you for the opportunity to be on the senate floor today to continue the -- the chance to tell my colleagues about the issues of entrepreneurship and the global battle for talent, the opportunity to start businesses, and the challenges we face from other countries in...
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they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in chicago, and there was someone organizing a race as a recreation of the first automobile race in 1895. and the first race was in chicago, it was 50 miles long, and it was to demonstrate that cars are a viable alternative to horses. and that they're a new technology and that, you know, that was where the future was going. and two cars made it, um, i think there was maybe 15 in the beginning. it took, like, eight hours to do 50 miles. [laughter] and so last week we recreated this race in chicago, and we recreated the route which was 50 miles, and we had a
they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in...
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using since 2011. but what that measure basically said was how well are we doing coming, protecting the border, stopping the illegal traffic coming through the border and illegal goods coming over. dhs stopped using that measure and now they are just looking at apprehension which isn't as sophisticated a measure, doesn't give a great picture of security. and there in the process of reviving that to come up with a better measure, but it's going on two years now. that really needs to get resolved, and then coupled with that they need to determine what the appropriate mix of resources to achieve that goal. in terms of who they should bring out the table, they need to bring all the relevant stakeholders. you know, i think they should have agents that are on the ground that are dealing with this day in and day out. the stakeholders along the border, the other federal agencies that play a role in this. as you mentioned, and as i mentioned in my opening statement, the need for dhs to really forge effective pa
using since 2011. but what that measure basically said was how well are we doing coming, protecting the border, stopping the illegal traffic coming through the border and illegal goods coming over. dhs stopped using that measure and now they are just looking at apprehension which isn't as sophisticated a measure, doesn't give a great picture of security. and there in the process of reviving that to come up with a better measure, but it's going on two years now. that really needs to get...
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now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in every one of those cases, those are not requests that i'm interested in. they won't produce answers that i need to know. they may be outside the range of questions that i think ought to be answered. but i think after only two days of a nomination being on the floor, that if republican senators have questions to ask and information to seek, that they ought to be allowed to do that. and that's what this is about. so what we have said, and -- and the democratic leadership knows this and we've talked in good faith through the morning -- we've suggested, hav
now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in...
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is putting us on a wrong road. now, our proposal we're making them and i was just tired, this is been kind of a work in progress. some of it is out in the market place but some of it's not. we're going to at fort hood to be a limit of what we're trying to do with her own exchange but under the confines of the affordable care act and the law of the land. and we're committed to work with them, those confines. like it or not that is the law. but the are what we call red lines that we will not cross over as a state. it's our exchange. we have a right to run it how we see fit. we are not taking federal money. there are no strings. it's our exchange. and so we are saying that the things that we won't do, one can we won't enforce the individual mandate. even though the supreme court has ruled that is constitutional, we still think it's bad policy. for a number of reasons. so, we are not going to enforce the individual mandates. and at every stage have the option to determine for themselves if they mandate makes sense. but
is putting us on a wrong road. now, our proposal we're making them and i was just tired, this is been kind of a work in progress. some of it is out in the market place but some of it's not. we're going to at fort hood to be a limit of what we're trying to do with her own exchange but under the confines of the affordable care act and the law of the land. and we're committed to work with them, those confines. like it or not that is the law. but the are what we call red lines that we will not...
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lal and i'm glad traffic was kind to use you could join us. it would be disingenuous or cruel to ask you to discuss his comments from the beginning but one of the things that he is an expert on is the complexity and history of immigration reform. i would ask lynn see if you would talk about what the prospects are of the current system, discuss circularity from this end and the current dialogue that we have in the national political scene about citizenship. >>. >> my apologies to all of you. can you hear me? with the usual round of traffic this morning. of course, gustvo mohar is well placed to have these issues and the issues have changed in some ways the basic dynamics have not. it is now what we call amnesty but the roots of mexican in migration go back a long way dynamic labor migration from mexico with the collaboration of the mexican government. or even in the return to disarrays but with a new vision how they not only worked together, it is a new dynamic. talked-about legalization, a different base of rationale, highly secular with the m
lal and i'm glad traffic was kind to use you could join us. it would be disingenuous or cruel to ask you to discuss his comments from the beginning but one of the things that he is an expert on is the complexity and history of immigration reform. i would ask lynn see if you would talk about what the prospects are of the current system, discuss circularity from this end and the current dialogue that we have in the national political scene about citizenship. >>. >> my apologies to all...
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mother of us would start right. but she says now, i think you should do -- and he would tell me all the time, your mother has the best judgment of anybody. should always listen to your mother. and he was just devoted to her. >> we have a habit in this country, if i may say so now, fussing over presidents. we decided that their bald eagles and they'll have to be treated as if they're symbols of the country. what that means though, is you have -- you have a sneaking over the the rough edges. and there is a feeling among modern precedent that they have the right to a certain veneration and veneration will be located in the presidential library. even if they're gone, they are children some cases on their former allies. they last longer than presidents because they're younger. in many ways, they are more ferociously committed to the legacy, not because it involves time, but the old man is gone and they want to show their loyalty. the problem is, what does the government do because is responsible for these libraries when
mother of us would start right. but she says now, i think you should do -- and he would tell me all the time, your mother has the best judgment of anybody. should always listen to your mother. and he was just devoted to her. >> we have a habit in this country, if i may say so now, fussing over presidents. we decided that their bald eagles and they'll have to be treated as if they're symbols of the country. what that means though, is you have -- you have a sneaking over the the rough...
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if you want to tweet us, it's c-span wj. if you want to e-mail us, journal@c-span.org. what's the obama administration's approach to border security? >> guest: it's very interesting because now border security's becoming very complex. there's a strong border security component to the immigration reform bill that's being discuss ed and to the proposal that was put together by the so-called gang of eight senators who sat down in a bipartisan way and came up with a new proposal. their border security component is somewhat specific, and their whole immigration reform package hinges on securing that border. the obama administration proposal has more to do with interior enforcement, with changing laws of how we enforce verification of employment, the fact that people are here in the united states legally, all that kind of thing. and it's less specific on the border element of that. now, to me the whole hinge centers around what is a secure border. i mean, what is border security? and, in fact, there's no definition. it's subject to different interpretations, and what they're
if you want to tweet us, it's c-span wj. if you want to e-mail us, journal@c-span.org. what's the obama administration's approach to border security? >> guest: it's very interesting because now border security's becoming very complex. there's a strong border security component to the immigration reform bill that's being discuss ed and to the proposal that was put together by the so-called gang of eight senators who sat down in a bipartisan way and came up with a new proposal. their border...
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none of us know. we don't know if it will break up into three countries, the kurdish country, the enclave on the coast as the sunnis in the middle. whether they would predominate. if the decapitated the assad regime the way that we did, and of the sunnis takeover and the islamic militia are now pushing into the territories, the highlights 2.5 million of them could run for their lives. it could be ethnic cleansing. they could all go to lebanon, which i imagine they will. it is an hour away like the palestinians running in front of the jews. like the christians where the turks one. 18% christians 1914, by 1922 there was less than 1%. we don't know what we are unleashing in syria. the new ethnic balance is being worked out in the entire, in lebanon and palestine, israel between jews and palestinians. and this is happening and it is going to happen in syria. unlike eastern europe in the first half of the 20th century there is a major sorting out going on with ethnic groups moving around, some leaving, som
none of us know. we don't know if it will break up into three countries, the kurdish country, the enclave on the coast as the sunnis in the middle. whether they would predominate. if the decapitated the assad regime the way that we did, and of the sunnis takeover and the islamic militia are now pushing into the territories, the highlights 2.5 million of them could run for their lives. it could be ethnic cleansing. they could all go to lebanon, which i imagine they will. it is an hour away like...